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Laureate or laureat
annual birthday ode has been discontinued for many years. the title is derived from the circumstance that in classical times and in the Middle Ages the most distinguished poets were solemnly crowned with laurel. From this the
Literate
Literate, one who qualifies himself for holy orders by presenting himself as a person accomplished in classical learning, etc., not as a graduate of Oxford, Cambridge, etc.
Rabula
Rabula [Lat.], a wrangling advocate, pettifogger; a classical though not a common term; see Law Quartery Review, vol. xxx. P. 167.
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Palladian
Of pertaining to or designating a variety of the revived classic style of architecture founded on the works of Andrea Palladio an Italian architect of the 16th century as
Pentastyle
Having five columns in front said of a temple or portico in classical architecture
Hades
The nether world according to classical mythology the abode of the shades ruled over by Hades or Pluto the invisible world the grave
VerbarObelus
mark thus mdash or divide so called as resembling a needle In old MSS or editions of the classics it marks suspected passages or readings
neoclassicism
a revival of the classical Greek and Roman style in art or literature
Neoclassic
Belonging to or designating the modern revival or adaptation of classical esp Greco Roman style taste and manner of work in architecture arts literature etc
knowledgeable
thoroughly acquainted with and skilled in something through study or experience as knowledgeable in classical languages Opposite of unversed unacquainted and unfamiliar
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